Rachel Parsons

Dr. James Campbell Quick

James Campbell (Jim) Quick is John and Judy Goolsby Distinguished Professor. Dr. Quick earned an A.B. with Honors from Colgate University, where he was a George Cobb Fellow and a Harvard Business School Association intern. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Houston. Commissioned a second lieutenant in the United State Air Force through AFROTC, Colonel Quick retired as the Senior Reserve Officer to the Commander, San Antonio Air Logistics Center, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas on 1 July 2000.

Jim applied the Goolsby Leadership Model in two collaborative research programs over the past seven years. The first was with the American Orthopedic Association and the School of Medicine at the University of Virginia, resulting in leadership publications in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The second project with West Point – United States Military Academy and the Center for Character-based Leadership at Kansas State University is currently ongoing with initial publications in Leadership Quarterly. His coauthored article with John Goolsby and Dave Mack on positive ethics and good outcomes was recognized with a College of Business 2011 Distinguished Professional Contribution Award.

Jim is an international author and editor with over 130 books, book chapters, journal articles, clinical monographs, and encyclopedia entries in 10 languages. Jim is listed in Who's Who in the World (7th Edition), was awarded The Maroon Citation by Colgate University, and The Legion of Merit by the United States Air Force. UT Arlington has recognized him with the 2007-2008 Honors College Outstanding Faculty Award, 2008 Academy of Distinguished Teachers Award, 2009 Award for Distinguished Record of Research, and 2011 Piper Professor Award.

Jim is married to the former Sheri Grimes Schember. They are both Paul Harris Fellows, members of the 1895 Society and Carlisle Society at UT Arlington, and members of the Chancellor’s Council of The University of Texas System.